Due to the intense drought, the severe water shortage and the quality of the fruit, the Ministry of the Interior has decided to temporarily suspend the cultivation of red watermelon for one year in the Zagora region.
The European Union’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) has issued a new alert concerning a batch of contaminated Moroccan peppers exported to the EU.
While Morocco’s watermelon exports to the EU have doubled over the past five years, Spain’s have fallen by nearly 20%. At the start of the watermelon season, Spanish producers fear Moroccan competition again.
The Leclerc supermarket chain has alerted its customers to the presence of pesticides in Moroccan melons marketed between May 14 and 28 in several regions of France, urging them not to consume this fruit.
The Moroccan Confederation of Agriculture and Rural Development (Comader) condemns the new attacks against Moroccan tomatoes in Perpignan, France.
In responding to the allegations of a Medi 1 journalist about Algerian wheat production during the ceremony commemorating Student Day at the Sidi Abdallah technology hub, west of Algiers, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune showed self-deprecation.
Algeria is expected to outperform Morocco to occupy the second place among African wheat producing countries this year. The kingdom must turn to imports.
The FDSEA and the Young Farmers of the Pyrénées-Orientales are on a crusade against Moroccan tomato imports. Several trucks were checked and the cargo of cherry tomatoes from one of the trucks was partially unloaded onto the road at the Perpignan-Sud toll booth.
After a short period of stability, the price of tomatoes has recorded a new increase in Morocco, reaching up to 14 dirhams per kilo in some cities like Casablanca.
The continued cultivation of red watermelon in Zagora increases the risk of water stress in the region, in this context of severe drought affecting the kingdom.
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has decided to increase the customs duties on imports of Moroccan fertilizers from 2.12% to 14.21%. A decision that harms the interests of American farmers as well as the OCP group, which intends to appeal.
Algeria wants to compete with Morocco and Spain by implementing a mega project in the agricultural sector, particularly tomato production.